FRIDAY NIGHT WAS SENIOR NIGHT AT UD ARENA. FLYERS ALWAYS PLAY A GOOD TEAM OVER THE YEARS. AND THIS YEAR, THEY PLAYED THE ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS, THE BEST TEAM IN THE A-10 THIS YEAR. FLYERS BLEW THEM OUT 76-53. THAT IS 10 STRAIGHT WINS ON SENIOR NIGHT FOR UD.

KEY TO FRIDAY’S WIN WAS THE BILLIKEN KILLER, UD SR. GUARD JALEN CRUTCHER WHO ALWAYS PLAYS WELL TWICE A YEAR AGAINST THEM. HE HAD 19 POINTS. AND ANOTHER KEY WAS UD’S DEFENSE SHUT DOWN ONE OF THE HIGHER SCORING TEAMS IN THE A-10 TO 53 POINTS AND 27% SHOOTING FROM THE FLOOR. THAT IS THE LOWEST MARK OF THE SEASON FOR A DAYTON OPPONENT.

JALEN CRUTCHER COULD COME BACK NEXT IF HE WANTS TO PER NCAA COVID EXTRA ELIGIBILITY YEAR RULES. HE HAS 2,129 POINTS AS WE SPEAK TODAY. HE WAS VERY INTRIGUED WHEN WE TOLD HIM LAST WEEK IF HE COMES BACK, HE COULD BREAK THE ALL-TIME SCHOOL RECORD HELD BY ROOSEVELT CHAPMAN, HEAD COACH ANTHONY GRANT’S TEAMMATE BACK IN 1983-84. CHAPMAN SITS AT 2,233 POINTS. CRUTCHER HAS 3 GAMES PLUS THE A-10 TOURNAMENT AND THE POST SEASON.